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ENLARGEPiles of rubble surround a burned building on Pacific Avenue in Glendale. A limited amount of debris has been cleared from the site since the fire occurred on May 27.
GLENDALE — Caught between a charred building and a hard place, the City Council was forced to make a decision Monday concerning an abandoned property on Pacific Avenue.
The standstill over the former cabinetry business has been extended to nearly seven months with no response from the property owner and the same-sized mess on the city’s main street.
The property remains in the same condition in which it was left after a fire swallowed the business early in the morning on May 27. The freestanding walls of the gutted building and piles of debris were deemed unsafe by the city’s insurance agent, who advised the city to secure the premises until the owner cleaned up the property.
At the time of the fire, Glendale resident Mike Snow was renting the building to house his cabinetry business. The owner of the property is a man named Paul Walker. Snow said cleaning up the debris was not his responsibility and the city has been unable to elicit a response from Walker, whose mailing address is in Merlin.
Security fencing has been rented for the past six months at a total cost of $1,260. Outgoing Glendale Mayor John Poore said it is not in the city’s best interest to spend public funds for the protection or improvement of private property. With the six-month rental period coming to an end Nov. 27, the City Council decided Monday to pass a resolution to remove the security fencing to avoid another costly rental fee.
The Glendale Public Works crew will post warning signs on the property, said Poore.
“(Our) biggest fear is that we’re going to rip the fence down and some little kid is going to go in there and get hurt,” he said.
The City Council also passed a resolution to file a lien of $1,978 against the property for expenses to date.
A lien on a property ensures payment to the city if Walker decides to sell the property. In the meantime, it remains in limbo.
“It’s going to set like that for the time being,” said Poore. “Nobody wants the property because cleanup costs have become excessive.”
• You can reach reporter Cara Pallone at 957-4208 or by e-mail at cpallone@nrtoday.com.
The standstill over the former cabinetry business has been extended to nearly seven months with no response from the property owner and the same-sized mess on the city’s main street.
The property remains in the same condition in which it was left after a fire swallowed the business early in the morning on May 27. The freestanding walls of the gutted building and piles of debris were deemed unsafe by the city’s insurance agent, who advised the city to secure the premises until the owner cleaned up the property.
At the time of the fire, Glendale resident Mike Snow was renting the building to house his cabinetry business. The owner of the property is a man named Paul Walker. Snow said cleaning up the debris was not his responsibility and the city has been unable to elicit a response from Walker, whose mailing address is in Merlin.
Security fencing has been rented for the past six months at a total cost of $1,260. Outgoing Glendale Mayor John Poore said it is not in the city’s best interest to spend public funds for the protection or improvement of private property. With the six-month rental period coming to an end Nov. 27, the City Council decided Monday to pass a resolution to remove the security fencing to avoid another costly rental fee.
The Glendale Public Works crew will post warning signs on the property, said Poore.
“(Our) biggest fear is that we’re going to rip the fence down and some little kid is going to go in there and get hurt,” he said.
The City Council also passed a resolution to file a lien of $1,978 against the property for expenses to date.
A lien on a property ensures payment to the city if Walker decides to sell the property. In the meantime, it remains in limbo.
“It’s going to set like that for the time being,” said Poore. “Nobody wants the property because cleanup costs have become excessive.”
• You can reach reporter Cara Pallone at 957-4208 or by e-mail at cpallone@nrtoday.com.
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